SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE DES METAUX ET DU BOIS

FRANCE

Formed 1922 and best known by name Bernard, Adolphe Bernard built SPADs from 1917, original designs materialising only after Armistice. In December 1924 SIMB V2 (or Bernard) racing monoplane raised world speed record to 278.48mph (448.17kmh). Type 12C.1 was a low-wing all-metal monoplane fighter; 14C.1 was wooden sesquiplane fighter. In June 1929 special Type 190 (191GR) carried Assolant and Lefevre on west-east North Atlantic crossing. A number of experimental aircraft built before closure in 1935.


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